Pistol carrying means



pt. 25, 1956 s. A. STANTON 2,764,326

PISTOL CARRYING MEANS Filed March 30, 1954 I N VENTOR SAMUEL A.STA/vm/v- 0/5 ATTORNEY United rates Patent O "ice PISTOL CARRYING MEANSSamuel A. Stanton, Neosho, Mo.

Application March 30, 1954, Serial No. 419,659

1 Claim. (Cl. 224-1) This invention relates to a pistol carrying means,and has for one of its objects the production of a simple and efficientmeans for suspending a pistol from a neckband which is placed around theneck of a person in a manner to carry the pistol in the front and centerof the persons body with the barrel extending downwardly, from ahorizontal plane at about forty degrees, to facilitate access thereto aswell as to facilitate quick drawing of the pistol.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple andefficient gun barrel engaging means which is adjustable to fit guns orpistols having diiferentsized bores.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appearthroughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevational view of an automatic pistol suspendedfrom the neckband and illustrating the normal suspended position of thepistol;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the link which secures thesuspension clamp to the neckband;

Figure 3 is an irregular vertical sectional view taken on line 33 ofFigure l;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the pistolbore-engaging element of the carrier arm, showing the manner in whichthe bore engaging element may be expanded to snugly fit within a bore ofa pistol of a larger caliber than that shown in Figure 1.

By referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that designates asling comprising a neckband which is made of suitable flexible material,and which is adjustable in a conventional manner by means of a buckle11. A substantially inverted U-shaped link 12 of wire, or other suitablematerial, is carried by the lower end of the neckband 10, as is shown inFigure 1, to hold the diverging portions of the neckband 10 in properlydiverged relation, as shown, and also to provide a connection for theclamp 13. The finger 14 passes through a suitable journal apertureformed in the upper end of the clamp 13 and also passes through theoverlapping portions of the neckband 10, as is shown in detail in Figure3, to prevent displacement of the clamp 13 from the link 12 and theneckband 10. After the link 12 is secured to the neckband 10 and theclamp 13, the link 12 is pressed tightly against the neckband as shownin Figure 3, to securely hold the link 12 in position and to firmly holdthe clamp 13 against displacement. The finger 14 passes through theneckband 10 from the rear face through the front face thereof as shownto secure the clamp 13 flat against the rear portion of the link 12 andthe rear face of the neckband 10.

A pistol carrier arm 15 is preferably a piece of heavy wire, or othersuitable material, and is secured for longitudinal adjustment within therolled socket 16 of the clamp 13 and the arm 15 is locked in a selectedposition near its inner end within the socket 16 by means of a clampingscrew 17. The arm 15 is provided at its outer end with an elbow 15having a rearwardly bent, resilient, and spaced pistol bore-engagingelement 18, which preferably extends parallel to the arm 15 and isspaced sufficiently 2,764,326 Patented Sept. 25, 1956 therefrom tosupport thepistol P out of contact with the arm 15 whenthe bore-engagingelement 18 is inserted in a pistol bore, as is shown in Figure 1. Thebore-engaging element 18 is in turn folded back upon itself to provide asuitable thickness, thereby defining a rearward looped portion having aparallel finger 19 spaced outwardly or forwardly of the clamp 13. Theresilient bore-engaging element 18 frictionally and tightly fits in thebore B of the gun or pistol P to efiiciently hold the pistol P in athrusting position in the bore against accidental displacement from thearm 15. The weight of the pistol and the point of connection of the arm15 with the pistol with respect to the position of the clamp 13, willsuspend the pistol and arm 15 at a radical angular position, with thedischarge end of the bore B pointing downwardly from the horizontal atabout forty degrees due to the force of gravity and the pivotalconnection of the clamp 13 with the suspending element or neck band 10.The pistol or gun P may be of any suitable or conventional type withinthe spirit of the invention.

The bore-engaging element, as is shown in Figure 4, may be adjusted tosnugly fit within a bore of a selected size, simply by spreading the arm19 outwardly away from the remaining portion of the bore-engagingelement 18, as shown in Figure 4. In this manner the device may be usedto fit various sized gun bores. It should be understood that the arm 15may be adjusted to a selected position within the claim 13 by releasingthe screw 17 and then securing the screw to clamp the arm 15 in a newlyselected position.

When a wearer of the device is in a position standing erect, the heel Pof the pistol P should be about one inch above the line of his breastnipples, and suitable adjustments of the neckband 10 by means of thebuckle 11 may be made. The pistol is preferably worn between the shirtand the undershirt of the person using the device. It should be notedthat the link 12 serves a double purpose, since it holds the neckbandmaterial in overlapping position, and also provides a connection fromwhich the clamp 13 is suspended. When drawing the pistol from thesupport, the rear heel portion P' should be bumped or struck against thearm 15, before lifting or drawing the gun P from the bore-engagingelement 18. This will prevent any tendency of the pistol to stick uponthe element 18. This apparatus will serve a left-handed person, as wellas one who is right-handed, simply by removing the arm 15 from the clamp13 and reversing the position of the arm 15 and pistol P. The device' islight, convenient and quick on the draw, and it should be obvious that,if desired, it may be used as a side holster.

It should be noted that the bore-engagingelement com prises a memberfolded back upon itself, and it is adapted to be spread apart to fit avariety of sizes of bores. Furthermore, the clamp 13 is adapted topivotally hold the carrier arm at a proper angular pitch regardless ofthe size of the gun carried thereby, due to the pull of gravity thereon.

It should be understood that certain detail changes in the constructionand combination of parts may be employed without departing from thespirit of the invention, so long as such changes fall within the scopeof the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new 1s:

In combination with a sling comprising a neckband adapted to suspend apistol in front and center of a persons body to facilitate access andquick drawing of the pistol, a clamp pivoted to the lower end of saidneckband, a pistol carrier arm locked in a selected position in saidclamp near its rear end, said arm having an elbow at its outer endcarrying a spaced parallel pistol bore-engaging 2,764,326 r v 3 4element for supporting a pistol in spaced relation parallel ReferencesCited inthe file of this patent to said arm for the full length of thebarrel of a pistol, UNITED STATES PATENTS said bore-engaging elementcomprising a portion folded back upon itself to fit into the bore of apistol and fric- 462,702 Haas 1891 tionally and removably grip withinthe bore of'a pistol to 5 9 451520 Greenwood 1910 support a pistol withits weight in advance of and beyond 115 5 2 Ludlow 1926 said pivotedclamp and with its barrel in a downwardly FOREIGN PATENTS inclinedposition at a radical angle relative to a vertical I plane through themedium of the pull of gravity and to 73084 Norway 1948 support thepistol upon the bore-engaging element against 10 accidental displacementtherefrom.

